The Bartender Profile #2

I’m Walter Reed born. I’m from PG County in the College Park area. As for bar-tending in DC, I started as a server, then catering, then bar-tending at Smith Commons.

How long have you been bar-tending?

I’ve been at Jack Rose since June 2014, but I’ve really been bar-tending since 14 (laughs).

What is your favorite thing about bar-tending?

The interaction. I get to talk to almost 120 people of all types nightly. It’s great, I get to talk and pour booze.

How did you come to love whisky?

It started when I was at Smith Commons and basically being forced to take shots of Jameson. From then on I went down the line of whisk(e)y exploration.

What is your whisky type of choice?

Scotch over everything!, well for now. After that is bourbon, but I’m a simple guy, just give me whisky, beer and wings.

What is your favorite whisky?

Man, this is a real one. Okay, I have two for different ways of answering. If we are being practical and what I could get for everyday then Springbank 12 Year CS. I love that it’s a little salty, little peaty, with a sherry taste.

Now if we are talking just period and my fantasy to own then, my favorite would be Rare Ayrshire 1975 (37 Year) CS. But if I was on an abandoned island I would have to have both.